A 44-unit condo, 551 West 21st Street, is rising at the West Side Highway.CreditEmon Hassan for The New York Times

His buildings might not be the tallest, priciest or zaniest. But in New York, the British architectNorman Foster seems to be having a moment all the same.

Four major creations from the designer, who favors lots of stainless steel and glass, are under construction or close to breaking ground inManhattan, where the award-winning architect has been relatively quiet since starting his career five decades ago.

And these new buildings — 50 United Nations Plaza, 551 West 21st Street and 610 Lexington Avenue, which are condominiums, and 425 Park Avenue, an office project — come after a few notable setbacks for Mr. Foster, including the New York Public Library’s recent decision to rethink its planned conversion of part of its research flagship into a circulating library using a Foster design.....Continue Reading

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